Jaana Husu-Kallio, Chair of EFSA’s Management Board and also member of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance said: “Scientific evidence has shown that human health and animal health are interconnected. EFSA experts will continue to support the global fight against antimicrobial resistance by investigating the role of food and food-producing animals in transmitting antimicrobial resistance”.

EFSA’s work has contributed to making Europe a best practice region on AMR by providing: